What color is #6E767D?

#6E767D is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E767D?

The RGB value is 110, 118, 125: 110 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E767D?

The complementary color is #7D756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E767D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E767D color

#6E767D rgb(110, 118, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E767D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.3% green and 49% blue (110, 118, 125).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6E767D color codes

HEX	`#6E767D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 118, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, -1.47, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 5.08, 253.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.61, 17.752, 21.95)`
Decimal	`7239293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E767D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E767D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E767D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E767D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e767d; }
.text { color: #6e767d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e767d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 118 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e767d, #6e6f7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E767D?: #6E767D is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E767D?: The RGB value is 110, 118, 125: 110 red, 118 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E767D?: The complementary color is #7D756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E767D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.